Amphipod
Description
An amphipod crustacean hiding in a chamber sponge
| Item Type: | Image |
|---|---|
| Title: | Amphipod |
| Creator(s): | Gates, Andrew |
| Identification: | Gates, Andrew |
| Date: | 11 July 2007 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT Project |
| Classification: | Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Amphipoda (Amphipods) > Epimeriidae (Amphipods) |
| Behaviour: | Hiding in a chamber sponge |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1085 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 59' 33" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 49' 49" E |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Transocean Rather |
| Project Partners: | Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean |
| ROV: | Centurion 05 HD (work class) |
| Keywords: | Amphipod |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 07 July 2008 |
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